Health & Safety Manager

Health & Safety Manager Logistics, Shipping & Marine Sector Ellesmere Port £48,000 - £50,000 (Flexible Depending on Experience) A leading multi-site logistics operation is seeking an experienced EHS Manager to oversee Health, Safety and Environmental performance across three North West locations. This senior role is central to ensuring safe, compliant and efficient operations, while embedding a strong safety culture and supporting ongoing business growth. The EHS Manager will report to the senior operational leadership team and will be responsible for delivering all EHS operational requirements across multiple sites. The role supports the wider Operations function in the strategic delivery of centralised EHS standards across a 24/7/365 logistics environment. Key Benefits; - Salary £48,000 - £50,000 per annum (flexible dependent on experience) - 27 days holiday plus bank holidays - 10% employer pension contribution - Healthcare cash plan - Critical illness cover - Employee assistance programme for wellbeing support - Salary sacrifice car scheme - Cycle2Work scheme - Life assurance - Travel insurance included The Candidate; - Health & Safety qualification (NEBOSH Diploma, CMIOSH or equivalent). - Strong communication and leadership skills with a proactive, solution-focused attitude - Experience working within a port, marine or logistics environment is highly desirable - Knowledge of ISO management systems and internal auditing - Ability to operate in a fast-paced, unionised operational environment - Flexibility to travel and adapt to changing operational demands. - Full UK driving licence. - Experience in project management or change management - Advanced environmental regulatory knowledge - Experience in delivering training programmes Duties and Responsibilities - Senior EHS lead responsible for delivering Health, Safety and Environmental standards across three North West logistics sites, ensuring compliance, consistency and excellence. - Acts as a visible safety role model, driving a strong safety culture and promoting continuous improvement across a 24/7/365 operational environment. - Ensures full statutory compliance, oversees audits, inspections and risk assessments, and leads investigations into incidents, hazards and near misses. - Builds effective relationships with operational leaders, senior stakeholders, regulators, external partners and labour providers. - Delivers clear EHS communication including safety campaigns, toolbox talks, briefings and management reporting. - Provides leadership and development to a Senior EHS Advisor and an EHS Coordinator, supporting capability building across operational teams. - Contributes to business planning, change programmes and operational improvement initiatives, ensuring timely follow-up on corrective actions. - Supports EHS budget planning, cost control and investment appraisals to ensure value for money. - Works flexibly across diverse operational environments, including quayside, vessels, conveyors and high-risk areas where PPE and safe systems of work are essential. If you have H&S Management experience and would like to be considered for this opportunity, please apply via the link. At Aspion, our core values have been built around the importance of transparency, innovation, passion and collaboration. As such, we are committed to open communication and the protection of your privacy. We have updated our policies in line with new General Data Protection Regulation laws to make it easier for you to understand how we collect, store and handle your data - These can be viewed on our website.

Transport Planner Trafford Park £35,000 - £38,000 (flexible depending on experience) Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm (flexible start/finish times available) I'm currently recruiting for an experienced Transport Planner to join a large haulage business who specialise within general haulage and pallet network operations throughout the UK. They are seeking a Transport Planner to support the current transport operation in the management of route planning across a general haulage and automotive division. The Candidate; - Previous experience within a Transport operation within a planner position - Experience of transport planning for a collection and backhaul network is desirable - Pallet network route planning experience is highly desirable - Previous experience within a fast paced transport position - Previously worked to revenue targets within HGV route planning - Experience of using system based planning tools - A strong knowledge of tachograph regulations - Strong administrative skills - Strong customer service and communication skills - Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines - Competent decision making - Good geographical knowledge Duties and Responsibilities; - Route planning for full load, general haulage and pallet network sector - Using geographical knowledge to maximise the fleet ability to work - Supervising and managing driver work loads - Responsible for driver queries face to face and via telephone - Report and escalate any tracker errors to the Transport Planning Supervisor. - Ensuring drivers are up to date with any road problems and challenging drivers when needed to ensure Deliveries are on time - Liaise with the Transport Planning Supervisor regarding the regular maintenance intervals - To ensure the service expectations of customers are prioritised in regards of the delivery plan whilst actively maintaining a commercial awareness for profitability. - To ensure that the drivers under your control are receiving a relevant start time and are correctly briefed on their day's activities prior to the start of their shift. - Review driver routes and plan to maximise efficiency - Keep all customers informed of all failed services or significant delays - Provide the communication link between customers and drivers - Supervising and managing driver workloads - Managing your driver's daily activities in line with the Working Time Directive and Driving hours. - Ensuring every customer receives excellent customer service If you have Transport Planner experience and would like to be considered for this opportunity, please apply via the link. At Aspion, our core values have been built around the importance of transparency, innovation, passion and collaboration. As such, we are committed to open communication and the protection of your privacy. We have updated our policies in line with new General Data Protection Regulation laws to make it easier for you to understand how we collect, store and handle your data - These can be viewed on our website. ASPLIV

Transport Planner Container Haulage Grays, Essex £35,000 - £40,000 per annum (flexible depending on experience) Monday - Friday, Days I'm currently recruiting for an experienced Transport Planner to join a national haulier who specialise within container loads for the UK. They are seeking a Transport Planner to support the current transport operation in the management of route planning, customer service and driver management. The Candidate; - Container route planning experience - Experience with Navis VBS - Excellent manual transport planning skills and experience - Experienced in route planning for circa 15 x Tractor Units - Previous experience within a transport planning position - Experience using TOPS Transport Management System - Strong customer service skills - Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines - Competent decision making - Good geographical knowledge of the North West and UK Duties and Responsibilities; - Route planning for container loads for UK wide distribution - Monitoring driver performance - Review driver routes and plan to maximise efficiency - Keep all customers informed of all failed services or significant delays - Provide the communication link between customers and drivers - Supervising and managing driver workloads - Ensuring your routes are numbered correctly and all jobs are sequenced - Managing your driver's daily activities in line with the Working Time Directive and Driving hours. - Ensuring every customer receives excellent customer service. - Investigating failed services and looking into ways to resolve site issues. If you have Transport Planner experience and would like to be considered for this opportunity, please apply via the link. At Aspion, our core values have been built around the importance of transparency, innovation, passion and collaboration. As such, we are committed to open communication and the protection of your privacy. We have updated our policies in line with new General Data Protection Regulation laws to make it easier for you to understand how we collect, store and handle your data - These can be viewed on our website.

Workshop Manager HGV Garage Bridgend, South Wales £50,000 - £60,000 (flexible depending on experience) + Company Vehicle Monday - Friday, Days I'm currently recruiting for an experienced HGV Workshop Manager to join a large family run business to work alongside the Head of UK Fleet in the management of HGV vehicle maintenance. The Candidate; - Vast experience of managing HGV Workshops - Previous HGV mechanical experience - HGV and trailer workshop experience - NVQ level 3 or above in HGV Mechanics (desirable) - Have a minimum of 10 years management experience working in a similar role - ideally in the road transport industry. - Be well organised and a multitasker with an eye for detail and a good common sense approach to the scheduling of work. - Have a strong commitment to compliance, health and safety and quality standards. - Have stock room and spare parts management experience. - Have strong proven leadership skills and be able to demonstrate team leadership, motivation, coaching and the day-to-day management of a team; including performance reviews and staff appraisals. - Demonstrate responsibility for delivering on a business plan and its objectives including the management of all resources and costs. - Have experience of day-to-day reporting and accountability to senior management. - Possess a positive, can do attitude and the ability to go the extra mile to get the job done correctly and on time. - Ability to work to deadlines and great attention to detail - Excellent IT and Computer Skills - including Microsoft Office and other relevant software packages. Duties and Responsibilities; - Working closely with and reporting to the Garage Director - you will be responsible for the day-to-day operation of the business. - Manage the onsite team of assorted garage staff including mechanics, welders, auto electricians and refrigerated unit technicians. - People management duties will include recruitment, selection, training and performance management - including evaluating the quality of the work being undertaken. - Log, evaluate and assign all work to be undertaken and schedule the order in which the work is to be undertaken. - Assess the work in such a way that complex work is properly assigned while quick and easy repairs are expedited through the garage. - Ensure staffing levels are in keeping with the operational needs and financial goals of the business. - Operate the facility in full compliance on all matters such as health and safely and quality standards. This responsibility will include the scheduling of regular audits of all agreed standards. - Ensuring that all work undertaken is recorded correctly, dated and retained for the purposes of road safety compliance. - Accurately record the movement and use of parts and update the stock records each day. - Liaise with the Garage Director weekly on the parts and consumables to be ordered each week. - Responsible for the end to end movement of all tranport units, in order to minimise their time in the garage workshop. - Deal with all operational issues that arise from time to time and resolve all matters to the satisfaction of the Garage Director. - Monitor the operation of the business and provide input for continuous improvements to systems, scheduling and manpower planning - especially around periods of exceptional or seasonal demands. - Provide daily, weekly and monthly reports and updates to the Garage Director. If you have HGV Workshop Management experience and would like to be considered for this opportunity, please apply via the link. At Aspion, our core values have been built around the importance of transparency, innovation, passion and collaboration. As such, we are committed to open communication and the protection of your privacy. We have updated our policies in line with new General Data Protection Regulation laws to make it easier for you to understand how we collect, store and handle your data - These can be viewed on our website.